Error when trying to install Boost libraries in Cygwin via bootstrap.sh

Question

I downloaded boost 1.61.0 and unzipped it in the following directory:
C:\Users\Kenneth\Desktop\tuxedo\boost_1_61_0\boost_1_61_0

When I enter the command
./bootstrap.sh
I get the following error:
/b2lding Boost.Build engine with toolset gcc... tools/build/src/engine/bin.ntx86 cp: cannot stat './tools/build/src/engine/bin.ntx86'$'\r''/b2': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat './tools/build/src/engine/bin.ntx86'$'\r''/bjam': No such file or directory

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ken

Answer 1

to use *.sh based configuration you need to have posix compatible system. On windows is called cygwin. So install cygwin, get gcc toolchain and try again inside cygwin terminal. This should help you. However in cygwin you could install already compiled libs - this will save you some time.